Tourists and locals gathered at Egypt’s Abu Simbel temple on Thursday to watch a rare sunrise ceremony, a solar phenomenon that takes place twice a year and has been observed for thousands of years.
WHO:Tourists and locals
WHAT:Tourists and locals gathered at Abu Simbel temple to witness its twice-yearly sunrise ceremony.
WHEN:Oct 22, 2026
WHERE:Abu Simbel, Egypt
WHY:They gathered to witness the rare astronomical ceremony.
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